World War II fighter pilot and retired Air Force Maj. M. Eugene Johns, poses with his military decorations, April 5, 2017, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Vandenberg’s Pacific Coast Club will facilitate a commemorative toast performed by WWII combat aviators, and retired Air Force officers, Johns, who also goes by the name Gene, and Col. Ralph Jenkins, April 7. (U.S. Air Force photo by Michael Peterson/Released)